On The Rise: Residents Outraged As Apartments Become AirBnb's

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Date: 10 Aug 2018

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As Nashville continues to experience unprecedented growth, residents in downtown apartment buildings have started feeling the impact of essentially unchecked numbers of Airbnb units suddenly surrounding them overnight.
"We signed on for a residential community, and it is a gross misuse of residential units that are being turned into tourism units," says Sam Forum. "When you put so many Airbnb’s in one concentrated place you are essentially turning it into a frat house," she adds.